News
New lease of life starts at 40 for Millennium's brokers.
Commercial lines broker Millennium Insurance has opened its 17th franchise office since it started r...
Market says farewell to IBRC.
When the Treasury announced it was abolishing the IBRC the onus was placed on the market to come up with an single, non-statutory alternative. Tim Collison reports on the progress.
CCS gets selective on commercial broking.
Dartford-based, CCS has launched CCS Select, an underwriting service which guarantees quotation resp...
Churchill says Anglia acquisition is just the start.
Churchill Insurance has pledged to make further acquisitions in the broker sector, following its acq...
Hibernian deal adds £48m to NIG's GWP.
NIG Skandia's acquisition of Hibernian Insurance UK will increase the Swedish-owned insurer's gross ...
Non-compliant ABI intermediaries days away from sanctions.
A total of 145 independent intermediaries have just days to comply with the Association of British I...
Ian Ritchie.
Sadly, the IBRC is to be abolished. So, let's now look to the future and get the most out of self-regulation.
Lloyd's approves Hanratty.
The Council of Lloyd's has approved Judith Hanratty, company secretary of BP, as a nominated member ...
Countering the direct threat.
Having just received the letter from the Insurance Brokers Registration Council, and, coincidentally...
Appointment at Aon Private Clients.
Aon Private Clients - a specialist division of Aon Risk Services - has appointed Neil Webster to run...
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
Harrogate-based Smart & Cook Group has appointed David Hamilton as a director - he will based at its...
Easy riding for motorbikers.
KC Excalibur, underwritten by Zenith Insurance, and Eagle Star's KC Katana are the first of a series...
Cheaper cover via 'Net.
Eagle Star Direct has reduced its standard premiums for home and contents insurance by 10% for polic...
Appointment at Hiscox.
Bill Katesmark has been appointed senior hull underwriter at Hiscox. He joins the company from the H...
The emergency services.
Following a serious house fire or theft, a prompt claims settlement is essential. However, Shona Cronin says that loss adjusting now means more than this - customers have learnt to expect more from insurance, making service the key.
Brokers could have to choose between two regulatory bodies.
Brokers are facing the unwelcome prospect of two separate regulatory bodies taking the place of the ...
Wellington boots policies to Chubb.
Wellington has completed the sale of its high net worth business to Chubb and will start to transfer...
Mandatory accident cover?
The amateur football insurance market looks set expand amid growing speculation that personal accide...
Apex offices still trading.
An article in your July issue (p1) reads as though all offices trading under style of Apex Insurance...
AA closes high street shops in strategic review.
Following a strategic review, the Automobile Association is closing its 142 high street shops and en...
PPH merge operations to form Cendant.
Motor repair and claims specialist PHH Insurer Services has merged with its sister operation PHH Acc...
Les McIntosh.
Electronic insurance trading is still needlessly bogged down in a morass of different systems. Why can't insurers sort it out?
Appointment at Iron Trades.
Dr William Stockdale has been made a non-executive director of Iron Trades. He is currently managing...
NIG Skandia develops new facility.
NIG Skandia has a developed a new facility with Enterprise Rent-A-Car in an effort to contain credit...